Last Sunday for the first time in nearly 10 months I returned to the valley of Ocobamba. Getting from the mountains 3,000 meters high up in the Andes to the lush valley of Ocobamba is no easy task. The long snaking roads lead up to some of the highest points in the Peruvian Andes (4,500) before sloping down into the Amazon Jungle. The windy back and forth road is paved in some sections and pure dirt and rocks in others. The occasional landslides (which are more common during

In this fourth and final installment we will overview the global trade of coffee and cacao, look at the future and specialty industries, and review all we have covered regarding the incredible parallels in the world of coffee and chocolate. If you missed them check out part 1, part 2, and part 3. Global Trade As we saw in Part 3, the history of the coffee and cacao industries is marred with slavery and inequality, yet hopefully the future will be brighter as more people in t